I've seen a lot of parents giving their daughters traditionally boy names like James, Lincoln, Maxwell, Owen, etc. But I don't really see the same for boys. I don't see parents naming their boys Elizabeth, Lily, Rebecca, or anything like that.

The only times I've seen guys with feminine names are Stacey or Whitney (which were boy names to begin with). But other than that, nothing really. Unless, you count unisex names like Ashley, Charlie, and Jamie.

Do you think boys could ever get the same treatment? Or will #MasculinitySoFragile continue to block it?

what girl is called james, lincoln or owen?

i also have never seen a boy called ashley.

some guys here are called andrea which is already weird enough.

Yes because gender is a social construct and assigning gender to names is stupid!

Originally posted by Saintlor I personally wouldn't want a boys name and wouldn't name my child a name assigned with the opposite sex, but a parent can name their child whatever they want. Unfortunately, a parent should kind of consider the bullying a child can endure at school. If a boy grew up in school with the name Britney, he would suffer a lot of bullying.

Really? I never knew that.

A lot of girls, actually. I was surprised to find out about Lincoln.

I've met a couple of guys named Ashley. Usually, they go by Ash.

Yeah, that's the downside of that. Society is cool with girls being tomboys, but when it comes to boys doing something that's considered 'feminine' and it's the end of the world.

I'm hoping for the same but we still have a long way to go.

I think Lily would be a cute name for a boy.

Originally posted by Brunette Ambition what girl is called james, lincoln or owen? i also have never seen a boy called ashley. some guys here are called andrea which is already weird enough.